Journey to Fort William

Took the train from Glasgow to Fort William, the views are fantastic from the train.

There was a lot of snow all around after leaving Glasgow till before Fort William where the train left the snow behind.

A small series from the journey and when getting to Fort William.

Eye of the Tiger

GXR A12-M, f2.8, 1/60, ISO 516, RAW, 42mm (Ricoh GR f2.8 28mm L)

Took this at St. Pancras while on my way to Euston to catch my train to Scotland for a long weekend away.

I liked the green eye of the tiger and the green scarf.

Evening News

GXR A12-M, f2.8, 1/60, ISO 734, RAW, 42mm (Ricoh GR f2.8 28mm L)

I liked how she was standing all alone in the entrance to the Tube reading the newspaper, she did look up when I crossed the street but I could not get a shot without risking getting run over by a car or having a blurry picture or both ;).

Bike

GXR A12-M, f2.8, 1/55, ISO 3200, RAW, 42mm (Ricoh GR f2.8 28mm L)

Saw this bike in front of the red tiles while walking home and had to cross the street to get a shot of it, it's always worth to keep you eyes open and look around for photo opportunities as they can be anywhere.

Blue Moon

GXR A12-M, f5.6, 1/60, ISO 418, RAW, 42mm (Ricoh GR f2.8 28mm L)

Took this on my way home as I liked the reflection of the moon in the window and the warmly lit window as a contrast to the blue everywhere else in the picture.

News & Pint

GXR A12-M, f2.8, 1/125, ISO 2934, RAW, 53mm (Jupiter-12 f2.8 28mm)

Just a quick pint after work on a Monday to have a nice start to the week, I liked the light when I saw this and the Jupiter has done a good job at capturing it.

Reading Half Marathon

A small series from a rain soaked half marathon in Reading, I was not running but taking pictures and supporting the runners but got quite soaked anyway.
The pictures are all taken with the Jupiter-8 lens aside from the first one I took with the Jupiter-12 so it was a Russian lens day.

Also a happy St. Patrick's day to everyone with the last picture!

Glass

GXR A12-M, f2.8, 1/1520, ISO 200, RAW, 53mm (Jupiter-12 f2.8 53mm)

Took this near Edgware Road, I wanted something abstract for today.

Locks

GXR A12-M, f2.8, 1/60, ISO 2934, RAW, 42mm (Ricoh GR f2.8 28mm L)

Only picture I took today, I liked the colours and the different locks on there.

'Sorry, that last hand nearly killed me'

GXR A12-M, f2.8, 1/60, ISO 2500, RAW, 42mm (Ricoh GR f2.8 28mm L)

Ok, I can't go a whole week without taking pictures of people in the one or other way, this is more a details of the building but still a person needed to be in the frame.

Day Light

GXR A12-M, f4.0, 1/4000, ISO 200, RAW, 42mm (Ricoh GR f2.8 28mm L)

A very mixed day with snow, sunshine, rain and snow and sunshine at the same time. Took this on my way back from lunch, not a details of St. Paul's but I think it still kind of fits with the loose theme for this week.

Working

GXR A12-M, f4.0, 1/930, ISO 200, RAW, 42mm (Ricoh GR f2.8 28mm L)

Just a simple picture I took on my way to work today. I liked the red in between all the grey and the shadows.
Looking at the last two pictures maybe I should keep my theme for this week at St. Paul's and no people.

Street Light

GXR A12-M, f2.8, 1/60, ISO 2691, RAW, 42mm (Ricoh GR f2.8 28mm L)

The GR lens is really a great lens to have, it's very sharp, has a great character and just looks great on the GXR. It's not perfect for low light but can do a decent enough job if it's not too dark.

Waiting

GRD IV, f1.9, 1/125, ISO 703, RAW

Nothing really beats the GRD form factor when it comes to portability and handling, shame none of the later GRDs have managed to get close to the image character and quality of the GRD I.
This year will see the new GRD V being released and looking at the competition Ricoh really needs to do something special to even stand a chance against the other serious compact cameras. In my view it either has to go all the way like Sony and put a FF sensor in there, APS has been done already with the GXR A12 28mm module and Nikon has beat them to a smaller form factor, or even better would be to make a fully b&w GRD V with a large sensor.
Ricoh have started the whole serious compact fixed lens compact market but are now trailing way behind so it's time they get back to the front and show others how innovative they can be.

Having a Pint

GXR A12-M, f2.0, 1/125, ISO 3064, RAW, 75mm (Jupiter-8 f2.0 50mm L)

Took my Jupiter-8 lens out again for a spin, I like it since it's small and light and produces very good results.

After Dark

GXR A12-M, f1.2, 1/125, ISO 228, RAW, 53mm (Voigtlander Nokton f1.2 35mm)

Took this on my way home, I found the poster very fitting and liked the reflection on the wet floor.

The O2

GXR A12-M, f4.5, 1/125, ISO 1405, RAW, 53mm (Voigtlander Nokton f1.2 35mm)

Been a grey and rainy day so did not take pictures till the last half an hour of the day so this is from my way home while waiting for the bus at North Greenwich.

Taxi

GXR A12-M, f1.4, 1/810, ISO 200, RAW, 53mm (Voigtlander Nokton f1.2 35mm)

Maybe not the most exciting picture but I still quite like it, it was playing around with the polariser filter and trying to shoot the Nokton almost wide open during daytime.

Going In

GXR A12-M, f6.3, 1/570, ISO 200, RAW, 53mm (Voigtlander Nokton f1.2 35mm)

Took this during lunch again, it was a great day out and probably the hottest day this year.
It was not easy to go back to the office afterwards.

JSM

GXR A12-M, f5.6, 1/1000, ISO 200, RAW, 42mm (Ricoh GR f2.8 28mm L)

Took this during my lunch break, it was a very nice day and it's never easy going back to the office after lunch to waste my time in front of a computer screen.
At least this guy works out in the sun and I think he is actually more useful overall than all bankers and lawyers in the City of London combined. I mean he helps build offices for all these lawyers and bankers.